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Egyptian Official Describes Unknown 'Noise' on Black Box of Russian Airliner Before Crash
The chairman of the Egyptian-led investigation into the crash did not address reports that a bomb brought down the plane, but said preliminary evidence indicates an “in-flight breakup.”
Grenade Attack Outside Ukrainian Parliament Kills National Guardsman
As parliament debated giving Russian-speaking regions in eastern Ukraine more autonomy, right-wing nationalists attacked.
Vladmir Putin Went Deep-Sea Diving in a Miniature Submarine Off the Crimean Coast
Monday's submarine stunt in Crimea has been widely interpreted as a bid by Putin to flex his political as well as actual muscles in the wake of Russia's annexation of the southern peninsula last year.
Checkpoints Block Civilians, Aid Traffic in Eastern Ukraine
Humanitarian aid workers say the checkpoints are not only slow and inconvenient for Ukrainians, but that guards sometimes forbid badly needed food and medical supplies from passing.
Crimeans Celebrate Annexation with Patriotic Flash Mob and Soviet Nostalgia
Celebrations across the country this week will mark the anniversary of a referendum that locals held to join Russia.